Metal Detection

Metal Detectors are used to prevent damage to processing equipment and protect consumers from ingesting tramp metal.

Offering a relatively low cost solution for metal inspection they are capable of detecting the entire range of metals including magnetic metals such as iron & steel (Ferrous), conductive metal such as copper, aluminum, brass etc. (Nonferrous) and 300 series Nonmagnetic stainless steel which is commonly used in the Food industry.

Wet products are typically Meat, Cheese & Bread. Dry product inspection applications yield the best sensitivity results because the detector doesn’t not have to deal with the conductive effects of the product. In most cases the sensitivity of the metal detector is proportional to the aperture size. The smaller the aperture the greater the sensitivity.

Sensitivity to stainless steel is approximately 1.4 to 1.5 times the Ferrous sensitivity.

In Wet or conductive product inspection applications metal detectors can use a variety of techniques to compensate or minimize the conductive effects of the product. However since wet products in most cases have the same conductivity profile as Nonmagnetic stainless steel the ratio of Ferrous to Stainless increases to 2.0 or greater depending on amount of product being inspected.

EAGLE X-RAY

The EAGLE Product Inspection line of X-ray inspection systems evaluates your product for contaminants such as metal, glass, stone and bone. By installing EAGLE Systems in your process you can be assured that you meet today’s HACCP requirements and that you and your customers are well protected. But in addition to contaminant detection, our X-ray inspection systems also have the ability to check-weigh, evaluate compartmentalized fill level and fat analysis....